earthen

Example Sentences

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On the riverbank, local resident Ahmad Saadoun pointed at a temporary earthen bridge that collapsed.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025

They constructed a 35-mile earthen berm around the city in an attempt to encircle its one million residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

An extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher and is intended to trap people inside, according to research from Yale University.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Jinx retreated into the protective earthen walls of the shaft, waiting for his heart to stop racing.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool